" Maharashtra government is grateful to the Prime Minister for sorting out the Indu Mill land issue. The way for constructing the memorial of Babasaheb Ambedkar is now cleared," he told reporters on the sidelines of a function.

The Prime Minister yesterday gave his in-principle approval to develop a memorial of the dalit icon on the Indu Mill land at Dadar in Central Mumbai. The land is currently under possession of the National Textile Corporation.

Dalit activists forcefully took possession of a portion of the now defunct mill on December 6 (death anniversary of Ambedkar), demanding handing over of the entire 12.5 acres of land for the purpose.

The Maharashtra legislature had recently passed a resolution backing the demand for handing over the entire land for the purpose.

Replying to a query on the scheduled civic polls, Chavan said, "use of money and muscle will not be tolerated in order to restore true democracy at the grassroot level".

Meanwhile, Chavan also gave a nod for implementation of the Rajiv Gandhi Arogya Yojna which he said would ensure "affordable and accessible" health services for people of the state.